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Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology: Gnathophis: Greek, gnathos = jaw + Greek, ophis = serpent (Ref. 45335); parini: Named in honor of N.V. Parin, specialist in the study of fishes occurring on submarine ridges in the southeastern Pacific..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 560 m (Ref. 41744). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: Sala y Gomez Ridge and Juan Fernandez.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41744)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 227 - 242; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 177 - 204; Vertebrae: 146 - 147. Median fins with light margins; all lateral line pores (except for the 2nd) on the ventral margin of the canal; dorsal fin origin posterior to the bases of the pectorals, its origin above the 12th pore of the lateral line; lateral line system: supraorbital 5, infraorbital 7, postorbital 2, preopercular-mandibular 9, occipital commissure 3 (Ref. 41744).
Maximum length based on a juvenile specimen.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Karmovskaya, E.S., 1990. New species of conger eels from southeastern Pacific Seamounts. J. Ichthyol. 30(7):1-10. (Ref. 41744)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00062 (0.00028 - 0.00136), b=3.19 (3.00 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).